The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14
THE CLOWN'S BRIDE.
Loves Young Dream - Western Farm
Ended when the Circus Came to Town.

From TIE Indianapolis Journal!
| gentleman OF some prominence in BUSH
Grand Hotel Office last night. when the con;
versntion drifted to circus m4naEement and
Of the most Pee
RODS of my life; It has enough romance in it
to make 1t worth the telling. Besides, it shows
experiencing on Nebraska farm what t nls
my pleasures. but they came at intervals, NJ
| ter days and weeks of hard work.
s ey s ss Sas Ta0sS dnuEhes
tsntion Of q Gaile!sss youth like myself:
discovered that tho nei.hbo pretty daughter
and myself we're enEaged to marry, Ho aye
pnso Mn y Shon oa IS
years old. Ny father made it a lively engage
ment for me; and finally succeeded In blasting
traed them. Ny love dream continued. with
daughter left home and went to Omaha, whcro
she took service in hotel; Her people We're
own living. As / had nothing without my
fathers assistance to SUPPORT wife. we con
cluded to wait year or two longer and IN the
mean time she was to work and save Tor the
common fund unGon which we expected TO 80
to housekeeping"
Il am coming to that. In it lies the ROMANCE
of my story, or what little there is- of it. My
wife had been but few months r
Gus clown. and was preparing 10 take her place
in Drton's show, | was sorey grieved for a
time. while my father was greatly elated."
" Did you ever see her againI"
Did 1? Well, do not want TO see her again
under such CIRCUMSTANCES. One day. two or
three wears after that, was in Omaha. A cir
ollect. While on tho way to the show grounds
and her husband the clown. Tho meeting WIS
friendly enough, Both Of us had recovered
e fSm @se y Tthous an6raa ana
three walked together to the circus,
bnt tho affairs of the old neishborhood and old
sell recounted were not interesting to the hus-
band. Directly he said: You take Nellie
hotel | did so and went into the dressing
tent on her invitation. had been about two
Ing to See Feore ore She Wen, H n TO- the
apartment. when received TERRIFIC blow back
OF the ear. 1t knocked me, sprawlinG, danger
OHsly neur to the feet OF u huge elephant. Nell
lie screamed, assisted by he other women, and
q half dozen strong armed canvasmen rushed
started 10 beat out what littis life was leil in
me. Tho women interiered, the believing ele-
ho esascrie the lions and tigers r , the
monkeys chartered, and the deuce was to pay"
e." Nell Nell: what did you ~ ,, ,r.
the uproar was at its hoight. Do You think
was going to stay there and BIO knocked down
Ssanon BY BAH By
half dozen brawny and Inurderous-look-
Ills | don't Know whether It was acct,
dent or the jealousy OF the husband that caused
my suffering. | am sure he had no reason to
fear Nellie and running away Both OF us had
got bravely over our yeung loves dream.
never saw her again until tWelye years latcr.
when Coup's circus came here. took my wife
to tho show in the afternoon, and when the
tr2peZc net caIno on, so did Nellie, to my sur
prise. To see her hang by her teeth in midair
was the wonder OF wonders. / could think OF
nothing but those happy calow days on tho Ne-S
braska farm. Hero was l. the farmers boy in
good business, with q family of devoted wife.
boys, and girls, there the sweetheart Of long
ago, the neiEhbor's pretty daughter. swinging
through the air with the greatest Of ease and
holding on with her teeth like grim death to q
slender rope. OF course, went to tho circus
again that night and saw Nellie. She was still
beautiful, winning, and entertaining. as found
in calling on her in the dressing tent Since l
had seen her on that memorable day in Omaha
she had been AROUND the world and came back
with a net saving Of $4,000. 1t represented
part OF her salary, but the most OF 1t came
troLa tho sale OF her photographs in South
America. where she was immensely popular.
Nellie and her husband separated some time
after daughter was born to them In Australia.
He is now in Chicago She married again, and
when Forepaugh's show comes here intend
10 go and so. little Belmont, the darling and
beautiful performer in the menago act. 1t il
little Belmont, Nelle's daughter